Love Under New Management

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"Love Under New Management"
Miki Howard - Love Under New Management.jpg
Single by Miki Howard
from the album Miki Howard
B-side "Come Share My Love"
ReleasedDecember 21, 1989
Length6:46
Label Atlantic Records (Warner)
Songwriter(s) Gabriel Hardeman and Annette Hardeman
Producer(s) Nick Martinelli
Miki Howard singles chronology
"Ain't Nuthin' in the World"
(1989)		"Love Under New Management"
(1989)		"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
(1990)

"Love Under New Management" is the second single released from the 1989 self-titled album by American R&B singer Miki Howard. The song reached its peak of No. 2 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart on March 24, 1990. [1] The song held that position for two weeks (kept out of the top spot by "All Around the World" by Lisa Stansfield) and propelled the album to No. 4 on the Top R&B Albums chart, Howard's highest charting album. [2] The song reached #89 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

<i>Miki Howard</i> (album) 1989 studio album by Miki Howard

Miki Howard is the third studio album by American R&B singer Miki Howard, released in 1989 on Atlantic Records. The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. Howard scored her first number-one song with the lead single released from the album, "Ain't Nuthin' in the World", on the Billboard R&B Singles chart.

All Around the World (Lisa Stansfield song) single

"All Around the World" is a song recorded by British recording artist Lisa Stansfield for her 1989 album, Affection, which became her biggest hit. It was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Devaney and Morris. The song received favorable reviews from music critics. Songwriters, Stansfield, Devaney and Morris, received the 1989 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. "All Around the World" was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards. Additionally, Stansfield was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

Lisa Stansfield English singer and songwriter

Lisa Jane Stansfield is an English singer, songwriter and actress. Her career began in 1980 when she won the singing competition Search for a Star. After appearances in various television shows and releasing her first singles, Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris formed Blue Zone in 1984. The band released several singles and one album, but after the success of "People Hold On" in 1989, on which Stansfield was featured, they focused on her solo career.

The music video for the single was directed by a then-unknown Mark Romanek, who also directed the video for her cover of Aretha Franklin's song " Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) ". [3]

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Aretha Franklin American musician, singer, songwriter, and pianist

Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was minister. At the age of 18, she embarked on a secular career recording for Columbia Records. However, she achieved only modest success. She found acclaim and commercial success after signing with Atlantic Records in 1966. Hit songs such as "Respect", "Chain of Fools", "Think", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "I Never Loved a Man ", and "I Say a Little Prayer", propelled her past her musical peers. By the end of the 1960s, Aretha Franklin had come to be known as "The Queen of Soul".

Until You Come Back to Me (Thats What Im Gonna Do) 1973 song composed by Stevie Wonder performed by Aretha Franklin

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Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 89
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles 2

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/1990-03-24/r-b-hip-hop-songs
  2. ↑ "Love Under New Management - Miki Howard". Billboard.com. 1990-03-24. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  3. ↑ http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20117682,00.html
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